Today I will teach you the Punjabi alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Punjabi letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Punjabi contains 35 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.
| ਓ | [o] like root |
| ਅ | [a] like hat |
| ੲ | [e] like egg |
| ਸ | [s] like sea |
| ਹ | [h] like home |
| ਕ | [k] like kit |
| ਖ | [kh] like khan |
| ਗ | [g] like gold |
| ਘ | [gh] like ghost |
| ਙ | [ng] like ring |
| ਚ | [ch] like chat |
| ਛ | [ch] like cheddar |
| ਜ | [j] like joke |
| ਝ | [j] like jolt |
| ਞ | [*] no equivalent |
| ਟ | [t] like tip |
| ਠ | [th] like thin |
| ਡ | [d] like daddy |
| ਢ | [dd] like daddy |
| ਣ | [n] like naan |
| ਤ | [t] like top |
| ਥ | [th] like Thailand |
| ਦ | [th] like then |
| ਧ | [th] like seventh |
| ਨ | [n] like name |
| ਪ | [p] like papa |
| ਫ | [ph] like phone |
| ਬ | [b] like baby |
| ਭ | [*] no equivalent |
| ਮ | [m] like moon |
| ਯ | [y] like yes |
| ਰ | [r] like run |
| ਲ | [l] like lake |
| ਵ | [v] like van |
| ੜ | [rr] like rabbit |
| ਸ਼ | [sh] like shiny |
| ਖ਼ | [kh] like khan |
| ਗ਼ | [g] like good |
| ਜ਼ | [z] like zoo |
| ਫ਼ | [ph] like phone |
| ਲ਼ | [l] like life |
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